Health

The NHS is failing to meet treatment targets and the rate of slippage has reached levels as bad as the 'early 1990s' the author of a report from the King's Fund told the BBC.

Bupa has added cash benefits for health expenses to its Business Fit product, available to corporates and intermediary groups from 1 April 2015.

‘Strong governance and clear accountabilities' are needed for future ‘novel or high-risk ventures' in the NHS, The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)'s report into Hinchingbrooke hospital has said.

The NHS' provision of services to patients is beginning to struggle to meet targets beyond A&E, a briefing from the Nuffield Trust has warned.

Improvements to the NHS' cancer services have lost momentum in the last two years, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned.

The share of healthcare outsourced by the NHS to independent providers has increased from 5% in 2009 to 7% in 2014, according to LaingBuisson's Healthcare Market Review.

Chase Templeton has reported an increase in the number of brokers and intermediaries wanting to sell their businesses.

Changes to the commissioning and regulation of health services are needed following the NHS five year forward view.

Changes to the NHS' handling of complaints and avoidable deaths have been announced following the second Francis report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Circle has said that it remains open to taking on more NHS contracts after it announced its withdrawal from the contract for Hinchingbrooke Hospital.